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SIU’s @PSimonInstitute will host a virtual discussion June 16 with veteran Vatican correspondent @eliseannallen on how the new pontiff is reshaping global affairs and American politics.
Register » bit.ly/4xiNXSc news.siu.edu/2026/06/060926-…
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Leadership with heart. Service with purpose.
Marquitta Bowman, earned SIU’s 2026 Emerging Leader Award for her work supporting students, mentoring future mental health professionals and building community. 👏 blog.news.siu.edu/saluki-pri…
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Jun 12
Summer at SIU isn't slowing down. Baseball, art, writing, VR, aviation, robotics, outdoor adventure and more are giving kids the chance to explore, create, compete and find something new to love.
Learn more about summer camps at SIU. ☀️⚾️🌿🎨🤖 news.siu.edu/2026/06/061126-…
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SIU recognized 52 Unity Point students with medals in the American Mathematics Olympiad, an international competition reaching nearly 50,000 students in 50 countries.👏 news.siu.edu/2026/06/060326-…
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Jun 11
Representing the Salukis. Let’s go, Leah! 🐾
Ready for the national stage💪
🆚NCAA National Championships (400m)
⏰ 8:41 p.m. (CST)
🏟️ Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon
📊 bit.ly/4eapes1
📺 bit.ly/4vK9rGc
#MaroonMade | #Salukis
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At SIU, dental hygiene students don't just learn the tools. They train with them.
The class of 2026 earned hands-on laser training, and every student completed community dental health coordinator certification. news.siu.edu/2026/05/052926-…
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Jun 10
The SIU Foundation Women’s Leadership Council recently awarded $2,189 in micro-grants to three innovative, women-led initiatives that will create new opportunities for student learning, leadership development and engagement. Read more: blog.siuf.org/?p=5157
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SIU Carbondale retweeted
47th Annual Sunset Concert Series 🎶
The music returns! Join the crowd this Thursday, June 11, at 7 p.m. on the @SIUC Shryock Auditorium Lawn as the Sunset Concert Series kicks off.
Concerts take place every Thursday (excluding July 3) through July 23.
Southern is proud to support this beloved community tradition.👏
Series List 📅 ow.ly/Ubtg50ZafnR
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SIU Carbondale retweeted
Saluki Paw Print Tradition 🐾👏
Each year, the @cdalechamber's Saluki Pride Committee brings the community together to paint the iconic paw prints leading to @SIUC.
More than a tradition, the paw prints reflect the strong bond between @CarbondaleIL and Southern.
Thank you to the volunteers, donors, and partners who make it possible.
Go Dawgs!
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SIU School of Music’s Anthony Gray and Jiyeon Lee will perform June 11 at 5 p.m. in Morris Library’s rotunda for the Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series.
Free and open to the public. news.siu.edu/2026/06/060126-…
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Congrats to Maria Claudia Franca, SIU professor of communication disorders and sciences, on earning the 2026 Women of Distinction Award! blog.news.siu.edu/saluki-pri…
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Banners up!👏
Spotted at the Tedrick Welcome Center.✈️
@SIUAviation’s Flying Salukis 10x National Champions banner is up and impossible to miss! Next time you’re walking through, stop and take a look at a major piece of @SIUC history.
Saluki pride is flying high.🐾
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Jun 8
SIU Carbondale will host a multi-agency tornado response exercise from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, on the west side of campus.
Lots 59 and 63 will be closed, but traffic will not be affected. news.siu.edu/2026/06/060426-…
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Jun 8
Old denim. Wedding gowns. Fabric scraps that almost became waste.
Textile artist Dawn Murtaugh turns reclaimed materials into cosmic, ocean and nature-inspired works in a new sustainability-focused exhibition opening June 9 at SIU’s Sharp Museum. news.siu.edu/2026/06/060326-…
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Jun 8
America’s 250th birthday is getting a Southern Illinois soundtrack. 🇺🇸 🎶
The 22nd Southern Illinois Music Festival (SIFest) returns June 18-July 4 with American classical music, patriotic pops, chamber programs and a July 4 pre-fireworks concert at SIU. news.siu.edu/2026/05/052126-…
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Jun 7
Leadership isn't something you just talk about. You practice it.
A new book honors late SIU alum and Navy SEAL veteran William “Will” Bushelle, whose lessons helped shape SIU’s Leadership Development Program and the students who carry it forward. news.siu.edu/2026/05/051526-…
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Jun 6
Summer at SIU is already moving. From medicine and aviation to art, sports, VR and outdoor fun, kids are learning by doing all across campus.
Media are invited to capture the action, and families can still register for camps.
camps.siu.edu/ news.siu.edu/2026/05/052926-…
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Throughout April, @SIUChancellor Austin A. Lane, the @SIUC admissions team and university leaders traveled across all 17 counties of Southern Illinois as part of the annual Saluki Takeover Tour Southern Illinois. Watch the highlight video here: youtu.be/x4-KFZknwto
@SIUAlumni
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Jun 5
Office Hours: SIU System President Dan Mahony talks with @GandaraDenisa of @UTAustin and Robin Steans at @advanceillinois about public university funding, fairer formulas, and what it could mean for students and IL #HigherEd.
🎧 Listen » bit.ly/4iUwTtR
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Some history is written down. Some of it's waiting in the ground.
SIU Archaeology Field School students are helping uncover the story of Lakeview, believed to be Illinois’ oldest continually inhabited Black community.
This is fieldwork with purpose. news.siu.edu/2026/05/051926-…
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